Thoughts and commentary about the janitorial and office cleaning business.

08/11/2017

Better personnel screening

We participate in Homeland Security's IMAGE program; we commit to confirming identity on applicants before sending names and SSNs to E-Verify; they assist us in training our folks to do so. As one might expect, we also get regular updates on E-Verify, the IMAGE program, training and seminars on each, and so on. And, it gives me the occasional topic for an article.

Just received this:

"Arizona, Maryland and Wyoming became the latest states to join the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program beginning July 31, 2017.

"RIDE is an ongoing E-Verify initiative that links E-Verify with participating employers and state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs). It allows E-Verify to validate the authenticity of driver’s licenses and state identification cards issued by participating state DMVs that employees present as Form I-9 identity documents if the employer uses E-Verify. This helps to reduce document and employment eligibility verification fraud in E-Verify. These states join Wisconsin, North Dakota, Mississippi, Florida, Idaho, Iowa and Nebraska in this initiative.

"Learn more about Drivers License Verification and see the RIDE fact sheets. Send us feedback about your E-Verify experience at E-Verify Listens."

We've found IMAGE quite useful in our personnel screening; after all, it makes little sense to do a records check on a fellow without knowing who the fellow is. Most of our procedure was in place before we partnered with IMAGE, but it helped us tighten it up a bit.

The program is free, and useful. You'd think a lot of firms, particularly in what ought be a security conscious field like commercial janitorial service, would take advantage of the program. So far, we're one of exactly two janitorial firms in the country.

We've offered janitorial services in Phoenix since 1974; hold the BBB's A-plus rating; and have long been in the forefront of the industry in environmentally sensitive cleaning for health, safety and security. Our office cleaning program can generally improve Indoor Air Quality, in the size range of most allergens, by a factor of 50%, as reflected in our ongoing IAQ sampling. We also furnish Green Seal certified recycled restroom paper products and janitorial supplies.